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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated October 2017. Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. You seriously have to experience it once in your life. I happen to have seven Halloweens in Witch City under my belt, but that’s because I went to…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated July 2017. There are a number of spots to enjoy walks on Cape Cod. I can’t think of a single reason why the following locations wouldn’t make for a pleasant walk during any season, but…

Cape Cod is synonymous with summer vacation. So is reading books (my vacations are, at least). Combine the two and you’ve got some great reading ahead of you. It’s cold on the Cape right now. The stretches of days…

I still love Instagram as much as ever! I didn’t travel much this year. Instead, I paid off my remaining credit card debt and squirreled away all my money in order to spend a year-long working holiday in New…

Park Plaza Lodge Address: 6001 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90036 The Location The location of Park Plaza Lodge was THE selling point for me. It’s right in the center of the La Brea neighborhood of Los Angeles,…

I LOVE Instagram. I didn’t at first, though. As with most new social media outlets, it took me a little while to understand the point of it. When I first downloaded it in 2011 (I think?), I thought it…

I’m a born and raised Cape Codder. I’ve had sand in my shoes since I learned how to walk. I spent my childhood summers searching the ocean for mermaids, and my winters counting down the days until it was…

What’s better than an icy cold adult beverage on a hot, humid day? Especially after a long day sunbathing, surfing, or mini golfing. Here are a local’s (<–ME!) suggestions for the best places to grab a drink on Cape Cod! This post contains…

Once I disembarked the train, I had one mission: make the most of six hours in Chicago. Six hours is all I had because the Amtrak Lakeshore Limited I boarded in Boston just 24 hours earlier rolled into Chicago about…